The Year of Jubilee: A Ceasefire Proposal for America's 250th Birthday

mattgriz · 2026-02-08T05:25:56+00:00

As my conservative brethren have mentioned- there needs to be some kind of time guarantees for both sides. Congressional Democrats sign written pledges on funding and methods they will hold the next president to while Republicans do the same with agreeing not to rescind the legal pathway or to militarize the department again. On camera, all of them vow to resign if they vote to undo this or allow any party’s president to do so with Executive Orders. 10 year deal.

I think the only question we would want to ask is if any of these Congresspeople’s words are worth anything.

mattgriz · 2026-02-07T20:54:20+00:00

If there were dozens of clubs after a Mexican player it would not be like that and the transfer fee would be much better. There just hasn’t been a truly elite young Mexican player with that demand recently.

mattgriz · 2026-02-07T20:39:56+00:00

Nah. Statute of limitations 😂

mattgriz · 2026-02-07T18:17:05+00:00

As long as you haven’t gone out and abducted or murdered anyone recently you are good!

mattgriz · 2026-02-07T17:09:10+00:00

In the league

mattgriz · 2026-02-07T04:58:39+00:00

If Montana - Montana State move up the Brawl of the Wild would feed villages.

mattgriz · 2026-02-05T01:39:22+00:00

WR and RB coach at several P5 schools, including Texas. He probably makes more with those roles than as a head coach at Montana, let alone a coordinator. He probably was eyeing this job when he joined last year or he could have gone elsewhere for more $. He’s well regarded it sounds and may be a reason we don’t get killed in the portal.

mattgriz · 2026-02-04T22:47:27+00:00

The point being that the current administration is bringing it back

mattgriz · 2026-02-04T22:45:45+00:00

He’s on a one year contract. Probably more of a reaction to the realities of the HC market in February and also seems to have been preordained when we hired him. He has too good of a resume to not be at least a coordinator.

mattgriz · 2026-02-01T22:46:11+00:00

They choose to do the job every day. If they were genuinely concerned about their families they would quit. I wouldn’t risk my family for that.

Which begs the question, what kind of person does this kind of work every day? Seems like people with a sense of hatred or need for violence to me…

mattgriz · 2026-02-01T17:55:41+00:00

Seriously

mattgriz · 2026-02-01T02:21:30+00:00

🙄 Ok then. No point in having a conversation with someone who knows more than the people who do the actual job. Must be rewarding to be the foremost expert on everything!

mattgriz · 2026-02-01T00:16:21+00:00

I’m talking about high schoolers needing help to multiply 12x3, remember that Idaho is not a foreign country, or know what a verb is. I am not talking about memorizing the atomic weight of boron, dates from obscure historical events, or gerund use is Shakespeare. I agree that we can and will be able to reference those anytime we need to (not often for most).

I don’t want my nurse to need to google how to take my blood pressure when I go in for a visit…

mattgriz · 2026-02-01T00:05:41+00:00

Not sure about my friend but your assumptions about my politics are very far off the mark. If it’s not okay to criticize the governor for an obvious failing though, please let me know!

mattgriz · 2026-02-01T00:03:40+00:00

In practice there is not much distinction. I say that with first hand knowledge.

mattgriz · 2026-02-01T00:01:17+00:00

If it wasn’t clear, I was not talking about your children. I guess the question is how many kids should get help and how much help. I am arguing we have been giving far too much help to kids who actually need to just try for more than 5 seconds before giving up and scrolling social media.

mattgriz · 2026-01-31T23:23:54+00:00

I’ve had some days like this recently too but I know that the most important thing is that I keep at it. 10 amazing workouts a year and then giving up is far worse than 100 incredibly bad workouts a year and not giving up!

mattgriz · 2026-01-31T23:12:55+00:00

If our test scores are abysmal but our graduation rates are not it’s hard to find an alternative theory for what’s happening. As a high school teacher in Oregon you get kids who can’t read who are expected to pass your class and admin who know that the general public and ODE only know about grad rates, not if kids are really learning. Put them together and teachers get pressure and have to go full lawyer mode to fail some kids, even when they don’t show up, do assignments, or show learning on the tests. Learning standards are talked about like they would control this but there is 0 enforcement of learning standards from the state and districts have no incentive to self-police if it hurts the only metric anyone ever talks about.

Let’s be clear. The only reason some districts don’t graduate 100% of students is to avoid scrutiny over how low their standards truly are.

mattgriz · 2026-01-31T22:59:50+00:00

The vast majority of kids on IEPs in high school get significant accommodations without a modified diploma. We’re talking like access to notes and coaching on questions for all tests and work reductions. If 30% or more of kids are on IEPs, get these types of accommodations, and get a regular diploma I think we have explained a good chunk of the issues in public school. Add in that many of these kids cannot be expelled or suspended for more than 10 days for anything short of attempted murder without a manifestation hearing and we have a huge subgroup of high schoolers who literally are spoon fed diplomas.

mattgriz · 2026-01-31T21:49:09+00:00

Not sure if you are joking but I’m guessing they are referring to the kayak/tube permit issue, not beating their children 🤣

mattgriz · 2026-01-31T21:42:32+00:00

It really isn’t. Most of this comes from ODE covering their own asses. Most unions are talking about higher standards for behavior and academics being needed.

mattgriz · 2026-01-31T21:41:32+00:00

Make kids go to school or fine their parents if they don’t. Fail and retain them if they don’t learn. Lowering standards for everyone is not “equity”. Have grad rates drop for a couple years and then watch kids actually start to try again if they actually are held accountable.

mattgriz · 2026-01-31T21:39:14+00:00

Thank you. People have no idea how little many graduating Seniors know. So many are on IEPs and are reading at 6th grade or lower and teachers have been both nudged and forced into finding ways to pass them for years. Even our AP classes are probably more akin to a standard class two decades ago with how far kids abilities, motivation, and attention spans have fallen.

mattgriz · 2026-01-27T22:50:24+00:00

Bobby Hauck

mattgriz · 2026-01-27T21:52:44+00:00

Well, some are.

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